Vocabulary Test

1.  ______  alliteration a. writing that is a work of the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact
2.  ______  rhyme b.  a story based on either a real or fictional person which often begins with "Long, long ago" or something similar & has main characters with extraordinary abilities such as great strength.
3.  ______  genre c.  comparison of one thing to another without the use of like or as.
4.  ______  repetition d.  very short story that makes an educational or cautioning point which often end with, "And the moral of the story is . . ."
5.  ______  poetry e.  reasons author's write
6.  ______  author's purpose f. a very old story that explains features of the natural world such as why the sun rises each morning, where thunder comes from, or why the ocean has waves
7.  ______  folktales g.  writing having dialogue (conversation) or pantomime (gesturing without speech) such as skits or plays
8.  ______  myths h.  writing based upon facts and reality such as biographies, procedures and instructions, charts, dictionaries, or textbooks
9.  ______  fairy tales i.  the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words
10.  ______  nonfiction j.  a kind of literary work such as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama
11.  ______  metaphor k.  writing in musical form such as limericks or nursery rhymes
12.  ______  fiction l.  repeating words, phrases, and/or sentences
13.  ______  drama m.  a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared using the words like or as
14.  ______  fables n.  stories with imaginary characters such as witches, giants and elves, dragons, ogres, or fairies which usually begin with "Once upon a time" and end with "And they lived happily ever after."
15.  ______  simile o.  words that end with the same sound

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16.  ______  astonishment  a. to use persuasion successfully, triumph, succeed, overcome, win
17.  ______  trudge b.  courageous, fearless, brave, heroic
18.  ______  destine  c.  with one leg on each side, straddle
19.  ______  gallant d.  offensively or distressingly bright, flashy, gaudy
20.  ______  stalk  e.  to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink, confused
21.  ______  garish f. in amazement or wonder, bewilderment, surprised, shocked
22.  ______  astride g.  determined beforehand, going to happen, fated
23.  ______  befuddle  h.  to walk or march steadily and usually laboriously, walk with heavy steps, stomped
24.  ______  prevail i.  to go through (an area) in search of prey or quarry , hunt

Answer Key

  1. i
  2. o
  3. j
  4. l
  5. k
  6. e
  7. b
  8. f
  9. n
  10. h
  11. c
  12. a
  13. g
  14. d
  15. m
  16. f
  17. h
  18. g
  19. b
  20. i
  21. d
  22. c
  23. e
  24. a